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Patented Jan. 5, 1943 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING GIAS SWARE i-larold B. Schlitz, Toledo, and Charles R. Vining,

Elmore, Ohio,

assignors to Libbey Glass Company, a corporation of Ohio Application June! 3, 1939, Serial No. 277,228

Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in apparatus for manufacturing glassware and is particularly concerned with the flaring or substantially flattening of glass articles or portions thereof such for example, as the feet of tumblers which in the initial stage of manufacture are more or less of concave-convex form and when finally shaped ar relatively flat.

Anotherobject is the provision of novel apparatus which, in operating upon an article of stemware, at all times supports the article in such position as to minimize any tendency toward distortion.

A further object is the provision of a novel and unusually eilicient foot forming or shaping tool which is conducive to improved quality and uniiormity in the finished articles as well as increased production.

A still further object is .the provision of a con tinuously rotating machine wherein the tumblers, the feet of which are being subjected to a final shaping, are supported in an inverted position whereby to reduce, if not entirely eliminate, any tendency of the stem portions to bend or become otherwise distorted and to take advantage of the force of gravity in the reshaping of the foot portions.

Other objects will be in part apparent and in part pointed out hereinafter.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a machine embodyin our invention.

Fig. 2 is a. sectional elevational view taken substantially along the line 2-2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional top plan view wherein the sections are cut at different elevations on the successive heads or units oi-th machine to illustrate the specific details thereof.

Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of one of the v chuck units.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along the line 5--5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the lower portion of the machine in the region Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional view of the footformer in its final operative position. Fig. 10 is a sectional plan view taken substantially along the line Ill-l0 of Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a sectional plan view of the backing tool which is the lower member of the ioot forming unit; and

Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line |2l2 of Fig. 11.

Our invention is illustrated in a rotary type of machine (Fig. 2) which may well include a wheeled base IS, a central column l6 rising vertically therefrom and a rotary carriage il supported upon said base and rotatable about the column for the purpose of moving a series. of tumbler supporting and foot reshaping units past loading, foot reheating, foot shaping and unload-' ing or takeout zones Z Z Z and Z respectively.

Thecarriage ii consists of a lower spider i8 rotatively resting upon the base, a cylinder l5!v rising therefrom and surrounding the central column it, an intermediate spider 20, and an, upper spider 2|. The intermediate spider 20 carries the tumbler supports 22 or chuck units, and the upper spider supports the foot shaping or forming units 23. Rotation of the carriage is obtained by means of an electric motor 24 from which motion is transmitted to the carriage through means including a speed reducer 25, a

pinion 26 and a ring gear 21, the latter being carriedby the lower spider.

' The intermediate spider 20 is mounted for vertical' adjustment upon the cylinder i9 so that the spaced relationship between .the chuck units 22 and foot forming units 23 may be changed with ease and facility. Toward this end, the spider 22 rides upon an antifriction bearing 28 which is positioned between said spider and a flange 29,

the latter provided at the lower end of a collar 32 which is threaded upon the cylinder iii. A collar 3| which is rigidly secured to the upper side of the'spider, ha a spline connection with the cylinder i9. Thus rotation of the collar 30 which is threaded upon the cylinder, will move the spider vertically while the spline prevents relative rotation of the spider and cylinder. A ring gear 32 attached to the lower side of the flange and a meshing pinion 33 carried by a manually operable shaft 34, provide means for adjusting ing screw 42 threadedly received in the casting i and rotatably held in a bracket 43 secured to the spider 20. The adjusting screw 42 constitutes .the mean previously referred to for final posi- .are pivoted by means of links 46 to a rotary sleeve 41 through which there extends a push rod 48, the lower end of which is adaptedto be engaged by a liftin stud 49 carried at the free end of a pivoted link assembly 50 which rides by means of cam rollers and 52 on one or the other of a pair of cam tracks 53 and 54 and which has pivotal connection with a bracket 55 secured to the casting 40. Obviously, movement of the lifting stud 49 upwardly will cause a corresponding movement of the push rod 48 and a consequent opening of the normally closed chuck jaws 45. Rotation of the chuck jaws 45 is obtained by means of a driving connectionleading from a sprocket wheel 36 mounted on a shaft 56 journalled in a hub 5'! formed on the periphery of the spider l8 and having a spline connection with a tubular shaft 58 journalled in the casting 40. A gear 59 keyed to the shaft 58 meshes with a gear 60 keyed to the sleeve 41, thus completing the driving connection between the sprocket wheel 36 and the rotating chuck assembly. A guard Bl consisting of two pieces is secured to the casting 49 and plate 44 and conceals the gear 59 and B0. The plate 44 is provided with a latch 62 which, when released, permits the plate to be swung to an.,open position for removal or replacement of the chuck assembly as a unit. This permits chuck jaws of different sizes and shapes to accommodate a variety of glass articles to be substituted for one another in the machine.

Referring now to Figs. 3 and 5, an endless chain 63 is trained over all of the sprocket wheels 36 and is adapted to be itself driven counter to the direction of rotation of the machine. Accordingly, a driving sprocket 64, mounted on a shaft 65 which is connected through a gear box 66. and variable speed transmission device 61 to an electric motor 68, meshes with the endless chain 63 and serves to drive the same continuously. Thus it will be seen that by the above arrangement of the driving connections for the various chuck assemblies, the speed of rotation of the latter may regulably be controlled independent of the speed of rotation of the machine.

Referring now to Figs. 1 and 2, the foot reheating furnace includes an arcuate horizontal chamber H having an outer wall 12 provided with an inwardly directed flange 13 at its lower end, which constitutes a portion of the bottom wall of the furnace. A series of blocks 14, in cooperation with a series of exhaust stack blocks 15, forms ports 16 through which the chamber 1| communicates with a series of combustion chambers 11. The blocks 14 are spaced horizontally from the flange 13 for the purpose of producing an arcuate bottom slot or downwardly facing openin 18 through which the stems s of the articles project and move during the reheating of the foot portions f thereof. The blocks 14 constitute a portion of the bottoms of the chambers H and the upwardly slanting surfaces thereof direct the burning products of combustion into the chambers I I in a more or less sheetlike form. The products of combustion are introduced into the combustion chambers H by constantly lighted burners (not shown) and, after passing across the arcuate chamber H, are

expelled through a series of openings 19 at the top of the furnace.

Each cdmbustion chamber H is so formed that its side walls (Fig. 1) taper outwardly toward the corresponding arcuate chamber H. As a result of this formation of the individual chambers 11 and of their closely spaced relationship, the entire space in the chamber II is completely filled with the burning products of combustion.

The upper wall 8| of the chamber H, closely overlies the foot portions f of the articles undergoing treatment, and, as a consequence, the exterior surfaces of these foot portions are subjected directly to the reheating flame, while the interior concave portions thereof are largely reheated by reflection and radiation from'the upper wall 8|.

The temperature attained in the chamber I1 is ordinarily sufficiently high to definitely soften the glass of the foot portions f. The stems s of the articles are cooled during the reheatin operation on the foot portions 1 by means of air jets 82 supplied from a circular manifold 83 that in turn is supplied by means of radially extending pipes 84 leading from a common source of compressed air. Such artificial cooling prevents softening of the stems and consequent collapse thereof under the weight of the foot portions. Inasmuch as the temperature necessarily is sufiiciently high to effect a softening of the glass foot portions 1, these portions will, after becoming fully heated, be affected by the pull of gravity thereon in such a manner that their upwardly facing concave-convex shape will tend to at least partially flatten out and approach a more or less irregular or uneven fiat disk-like form as shown in Fig. 8 preparatory to the reshaping operation. Furthermore, because of the fact that the stems s of the articles are in an upright position while passing through the reheating chamber H, the complete absence of lateral gravitational forces on the stems, combined with the appreciable gyroscopic tendency of the stems to remain upright, materially reduces the tendency of the same to get out of line in their respective articles, to bend or otherwise become distorted.

Referring now to Fig. 2, in order to maintain the chuck jaws 45 at a relatively high temperature, approximating the temperature of the rim portions of the glass articles undergoing treatment and thereby prevent checking or otherwise marring the surface of the glass in contact therewith, a series of flame-producing jets 85 is directed toward the jaws 45 and is supplied from a circular manifold 86 which is in turn supplied from a series of radially extending pipes 81 leading from a common source of combustible gas.

Referring now to Figs. 2 and 7 to 12 inclusive, an upper ring member 90 is supported by means of spacing members 9| from the upper spider 2| and is concentric with the axis of the machine. The ring member 90 togetherwith the upper spider 2| have associated therewith a series of flaring, reshaping, or foot-forming units 23.

each of which is individual to one of the chuck units 22 and is designed for flaring or shaping the reheated foot member f of the article supported in the unit.

Each flaring or reshaping mechanism 23 is suspended from the ring member 90 in such a manner that it may be swung from the inoperative position shown in Fig. 2 to the operative positions shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 9. Referring now to Figs. 7 and 9, each mechanism 23 is pivotally suspended from a cross-shaft 93 that extends 2,307,425 I V q .3;

across the lower end of a bifurcated hanger 95 V mounted on the ring member 90, and includes an arm 95 which is generally in theform of 'an I-beam, or which is channel-like in its construction. The side portions of the arm 95 are con nected together by a web 96, and a pair of bosses 91 at the upper ends of the side portions provides the pivotal connection with the shaft 99 by means of which the forming unit as a whole is suspended. A rod 90 (Figs. 2, I and 9) extends across the side portions of the arm 95 in the plane of the web '90 and has secured thereto Within an opening I09 in said webpone end of an actuating link 99. The other end of the link 99 extends through a shaft IM (Fig. 3) journalled in bearings I02 at the outer end of a slide I05. A stop nut 90 (Fig. 3) is associated with the inner end of the link 99,-and a spring surrounding the link 99, normally urges the arm 95 outwardly to the extent permitted by the position of the stop nut 00. A cam roller I00 (Figs.

2 and 3) mounted on the inner end of the slide. rides in a continuous cam groove I05 provided in a cam ring I00 secured to a stationary annular bracket I01 mounted on the upper end of the column I6. The cam ring I08 is so designed that anoifset portion I05 of the groove I05 in the vicinity of the reshaping zone Z possesses a greater degree of eccentricity than the remainder of the groove and thus, as the machine rotates and the cam roller I09 moves into the off- I set portion I05, the foot-forming'units 23 will be swun'g outwardly as the units approach the reshaping zone Z and will be retractedas they leave this zone.

Referring to Figs. 9 and 11. a shaft I08 extending across the sides of the arm 95 at the extreme lower end thereof, projects outwardly at each end and, in effect, provides trunnions to which is pivotally secured a support I I0 or holder for a backing tool III. The holder II 0 is generally of tapered configuration and the inner end thereof is formedwith a pair of outwardly projecting clamping bosses M2 by means of which the holder is secured to the trunnions provided by the shaft I00. An ear II3, formed on the extreme lower end of the arm 95, centrally therea of, carries an adjusting screw II4 that engages the lower side of theholder near the rear edge thereof and facilitates adjustment of the inclination of the holder when the clam-ping bosses II2 .are loosened.

The holder IIO (Figs. '7, 8, 9 and 12) is formed adjacent its outer end and at one side with a depending leg I I5. A flange IIB extends upward- 1y from the side of the holder and forms in effect a continuation of the leg -I I5. The upper end of the flange II5 has an inwardly directed rib III to form a guide rail which extends into one of a pair of grooves II8 formed longitudinally in the opposite sides of the backing tool III. A second leg II9, simulating in appearance the leg H5 and its extension flange -I I0, is pivoted to a pintle I20 for tilting movement toward and away from the leg H5 and is provided with an int-urned guide ra l I2I or rib, corresponding and opposed to the guide rail I IT. The guide rail. I2I

extends into the other groove H8 in the backing A shaft I22 extends across-an opening I23 in the leg II9 and'a rod I24 is pivoted to the shaft I22 and passesthrough the leg HE. 'A coil spring I25 surrounding the rod I24, serves to spread the legs H5 and H9 apart and thus cause the backing tool III to be firmly clamped tool III.

between the two inwardly extending guide rails The backing tool III is preferably formed of pressed carbon although other materials have been found to be satisfactory. The tool III is' relatively narrow and the forward end thereof is uniformly tapered on opposite sides to provide foot-engaging surfaces I that may interchangeably be employed by inverting the tool in the holder III. A semi-circular recess I38 is formed in the forward edge of the tool to receive the stems s of the articles during'shaping of the foot portions 1.

While the extent of movement of the slide I99 (Fig. 2) will roughly determine the extent of outward movement of the foot-forming unit 29, a means for more accurately determining the outermost position of the unit is found to/ be necessary in order to prevent the backing tool I I I from overstepping its mark, so to speak, and engaging the relatively fragile stems s so forcibly as to rupture them. Accordingly, a bracket I32 (Fig. 7) is secured to the upper spider 2i and extends outwardly and around the forward edge of one of the sides of the arm 95. An inwardly directed adjusting screw I33 provides a limit stop which is designed for engagement with the side of the arm when the latter is swung to its outermost position. The throw of the slide I09 is slightly in excess of that required to bring the side of the arm 95 into engagement with the limit stop I33 and thus, when such engagement is effected,'the link 99 will slide in the shaft IM and the spring 89 will be compressed to maintain the arm 95 firmly in engagement with the limit stop, thus establishing a definite position for the entire forming unit 29.

Referring now to Figs. 8, 9 and 10, the backing tool III which, in the outermost position of the arm 95, is adapted to underlie'the foot portion of the article, as shown in Figs; 8 and 9, is designed for cooperation with a flaring tool I40 likewise preferably formed of pressed carbon and similarly supported In a holder I4I, a clamping mechanism I42, similar to the leg and spring arrangement H5, H5, etc., being employed for the purpose. The flaring tool I 40 is also of tapered form (Fig. 7) and the underneath surface thereof is substantially flat except for the provision of a small protuberance I43 (Fig. 8) at the forward edge thereof which is adapted to extend into a depression or hollow ordinarily occurring centrally on the underneath side of the foot portion ,f as will be set forth later.

The rear end of the holder I for the flaring tool I40 is bifurcated and a shaft I44, extending across the furcations thereof, projects outwardly at each side to provide in effect trunnions, to which is pivotally connected a holder bracket I45. The holder I is adapted to be securely clamped-to the bracket I45 while at the same time provision is made for adjusting the inclination of the holder relative to the bracket. To-

. ward this end, a set screw I46 (Fig. 8) extends against tilting with respect thereto. By backing up on the set screw I46 and tightening the set screw I48 and vice versa, it is obvious that the inclination of the holder I4I relative to the bracket I45 may be adjusted. When in any desired position of adjustment, however, the holder I M and its bracket I45 in effect form a single rigid unit in a linkage system as will presently appear.

The holder bracket I45 (Figs. 8, 9 and 10) is formed with a pair of ears I41 to which are pivoted similar ears I38 formed at the end of a foot-piece I49. A shaft I50 extends across the sides of the arm 95 just above the shaft I08 and projects outwardly therefrom at opposite ends, to provide in effect, trunnions to which the rear end of the foot-piece I49 is pivoted. An inner extension II formed on the foot-piece I49 caractuating lever I62 and extends outwardly at an angle from the parallel arms I6I and has a ball and socket connection with a connecting rod I82 (Figs. 2, 3 and 9) that also has a ball and socket connection with a lever I83 pivoted as at I84 to an ear I85 formed on the ring member 90. A cam roller I86 mounted on the lever I83 medially thereof, is designed for engagement with a cam rail I81 (Figs. 1 and 2) mounted on the annular bracket I01 and situated in the region of the reshaping zone Z Thus, as the machine rotates and the cam roller I86 engages the cam rail I81, the connecting rod I82 is moved outwardly to tilt the actuating lever I62 forwardly ries a set screw I52 which engages a lug I53 formed in the web portion 96 of the arm 95 and determines the limit of downward swinging movement of the foot-piece relative to the arm 95.

The foot-piece I49 is pivotally connected medially thereof and forwardly of the arm 95 to a link assembly I35 which is yieldable when compressive force is applied thereto. The link assembly I35 includes a sleeve I54, the lower end of which is bifurcated and pivotally secured to a shaft I55 that extends across a pair of ears I56 formed on the foot-piece I49. An elongated rod I51 slidably extends through the sleeve I54 and is provided with a head I58 between the furcations of the sleeve I54. The rod I51 is threadedly received in a socket member I59 which is pivotally suspended at its upper end from a shaft, I60that extends across a pair of parallel arms I6I (Figs. 7 and 9). formed on an actuating lever I62 that operates on the bell-crank lever principle and which is mounted for rocking movement on the shaft 93. A lock-nut I63 on the threaded portion of the rod I51 anchors the rod to the socket member I59 and may be loosened when the effective length of the entire link assembly is to be altered. Cooperating lock-nuts I64 provide an abutment for one end of a coil spring I65 surrounding the rod I51, the other end of the spring bearing against the sleeve I54.

The flaring tool holder MI is pivotally connected at its inner orv rear end to a link assembly I10 which, like the link assembly I35 is yieldable longitudinally when compressive force is ap- I block I14 mounted on a shaft I15 extending across the arms I6l of the actuating lever I62 outwardly of the shaft I60. The rod I12 is provided with a head I16 at its upper end designed for engagement with the swivel block I14. A coil spring I11 surrounding the rod I12 bears at one end against a pair of lock-nuts I18 and at the other end against the swivel block I14.

The actuating lever I62 is normally held in its uppermost position by means of a spring I19 (Figs. 2 and 7) connecting one of the arms I6I to a bracket I80 secured to the ring member 90. The rear end of the lever I62 bears against an .adjustable limit stop I65 when the lever is elevated as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 9.

An arm I8I (Figs. '1 and 9) is formed on the on the shaft 93 and effect cooperation between the backing tool III and flaring tool I40 in a manner that will now appear as the operation of the machine is set forth.

Operation of the apparatus The Stemware is introduced into the rotating machine at the loading zone Z the chuck jaws 45 closing upon the articles in the manner previously set forth to retain the same in an inverted position with the foot portions uppermost as illustrated in Fig. 6. As the machine rotates the articles are brought to the reheating zone Z successively and the foot portions 1 thereof are raised to a temperature which is sufficiently high to soften the glass thereof in order that the force of gravity may partially flatten out these portions and cause the same to assume a more or less-irregular or uneven flat disk-like form (Fig. 8) preparatory to the reshaping operation.

Upon continued rotation of the machine and as the articles approach the reshaping zone, the slides I03 (Fig. 2), the movement of which is controlled by means of the cam rollers I04 operating in the cam groove I05, move radially outward to swing the foot-forming units 23 outwardly to their operative positions. Each adjusting screw or limit stop I33 (Fig. 7) is previously adjusted so that when one side of the arm 95 comes into contact-therewith the forward edge of the backing tool (Fig. 8) will engage the stem s of the article at the base thereof with no appreciable degree of pressure and with the tapered foot-engaging surface I30 thereof underlying and in engagement with the obtuse face of the foot portion 1. In this position the semi-circular recess I 3I at the forward edge of the backing tool straddles the base of the stem s as shown in Fig. 11.

After the backing tool III is thus brought into operative engagement with the foot portion 1 of the article, the actuating lever I62 (Fig. 9), the movement of which is controlled by the connecting rod I82 and cam roller I 86 (Fig. 2) that bears against the cam rail I81, is tilted forwardly and downwardly from the dotted line position to the full line position shown in Fig. 9. As a consequence, the pivoted foot-piece I49 is tilted forwardly and downwardly from the position it occupies in Fig. 8 to the position it occupies in Fig. 9 by means of the link assembly I 35.

During tilting of the foot-piece I49, the twopart unit consisting of the flaring tool holder I4I and the bracket I45 to which the holder is securely clamped, is lowered without changing its position relative to the foot-piece I49 until such time as the small protuberance I43 at the forward edge of the flaring tool I40 engages and the protuberance I43 serves to center the foot portion 1 and prevent shifting, of the same laterally, thus materially reducing; any tendency for the stem 8 to become broken. This protuberance then becomes a pivot point for the entire flaring tool assembly including the tool I40, its holder MI and the holder bracket I45, and continued tilting of the actuating lever I62 causes the yieldable link assemblies I35 and I10 to become compressed, thus further tilting the foot-piece I49 and causing the flaring tool holder assembly to move from the position it occupies in Fig. 8 to the'position it occupies in Fig. 9 relative to the foot-piece I49. It is to be noted that the forward lower edge of the flaring tool I40 which first engages the foot portion 1 of the article occupies a position of exact coincidence with the pivotal axis between the holder bracket I45 and foot-piece I49. Thus the final tilting movement of the flaring tool I40 relative to the backing tool III is made possible and the rotating foot portion of the article is ironed, so to speak, from the center thereof outwardly and is caused to assume an even symmetrical form, all mold marks and other unevenness being eradicated in the process.

After the flaring operation is flaring tool I40 is elevated from the backing tool III, the latter rising slightly to finally position and marver the upper surface of the foot, the entire reshaping unit 23 being then restored to its inoperative position as shown in Fig. 2. .As the machine continues to rotate, the articles are brought to the loading zone Z where the chuck jaws 45 become opened to permit removal of the articles from the machine. The operation of the machine is continuous.

Modifications may be resorted to within the spirit and scope-of the appended claims.

We claim:

1. In a machine for flaring glass articles, a support, an arm pivoted to and depending from the support, a backing tool holder mounted on the lower end of the arm, a backing tool mounted on the holder, means for swinging the arm from an inoperative position to an operative position wherein the backing tool engages an article to be flared, afoot pivoted at one end to the arm above the level f the backing tool holder and projecting outwardly therefrom, an actuating lever pivoted to the support, a compressible link pivoted to the foot and to the actuating lever in the medial regions of the same respectively, a

flaring tool holder pivoted at one end to the outer end of the foot, a flaring tool mounted on the latter holder, a compressible link pivoted to the other end of the, flaringtool. holder and to the outer end of the actuating lever respectively, and means for tilting the actuating lever.

2. In combination, a tool for flattening semi-.

bon block having a pair of longitudinal grooves formed on opposite sides thereof, a holder for said tool having a flat upper surface on which the tool is supported, a flange on said holder extendtending upwardly at the other side of the sur-a face alongside the tool, said member having an inwardly directed rib projecting into the other groove in the tool, and sprlng means normally completed the a urging said member inwardly of the holder toward said flange.

3. In a machine for flaring glass articles, a support, an arm pivoted to and depending from I the support, a backing tool holder mounted on the lower end of the arm, a backing tool mounted on the holder, means for swinging the arm from an inoperative position to an operative position wherein the backing tool engages an article to be flared, a foot pivoted at one'end to the arm above the level of the backing tool holder and projecting outwardly therefrom, an actuating lever pivoted to the support, a compressible link pivoted to the foot and to the actuating lever in the medial regions of the same respectively, a flaring tool holder pivoted at one end to the outer end of the foot, a flaring tool mounted on the latter holder, a bracket rigidly secured to the latter holder and pivoted to the outer end of the foot, means for adjusting the inclination of the flaring tool holder relative to the bracket, a compressible link pivoted to the flaring tool holder and to the outer end of the actuating lever respectively, and means for tilting the actuating lever.

4. In a machine for timing glass articles, a support, an arm pivoted to and depending from the support, a backing tool holder pivoted to the lower end of the arm and projecting outwardly at an angle therefrom, means for adjusting the inclination of the holder relative to the arm, a

engages an article to be flared, a footpivoted at one end to the arm abovethe level of the backing tool holder and overlying the latter, a

- flaring tool holder pivoted to the outer end of plastic-glass articles, comprising a pressed carthe foot, a flaring tool mounted on the latter holder, means yieldingly maintaining the flaring tool holder and tool carried thereby inclined with respect to the foot, and means for tilting the foot about its axis of pivotal movement on the arm whereby the flaring tool is moved toward the backing tool and engages the article and there.- after is tilted against the action of said yielding means.

5. In a machine for flaring glass articles, a support, an arm pivoted to and depending. from the support, a backing tool holder pivoted to the lower end of the arm and projecting outwardly at an angle therefrom, means for adjusting the inclination of the holder-relative to the arm. a

backing tool mounted on the. holder, means for swinging the arm from an inoperative position to an operative position wherein the backing tool engages an article to be flared, a foot pivotedaat one 'end to the arm above the level of the backing tool holder and overlying the latter, a flaring tool is moved toward the backing tool and engages the article and thereafter is tilted agains the action of said yielding means.

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